NIH Director’s New Innovator Award (DP2 Clinical Trial Optional)

Opportunity details

Agency

National Institutes of Health

Notice type

Federal Grant

Original posted

June 26, 2026

Last updated

August 30, 2026

Notice ID

grant-360987

Summary

The NIH Director"s New Innovator Award supports early-stage investigators of exceptional creativity who propose bold and highly innovative research projects with the potential to produce a major impact on broad, important areas relevant to the mission of NIH. Applications in any area within the biomedical sciences are welcome; topics may involve basic, translational, or clinical research. The NIH Director's New Innovator Award complements other ongoing efforts by NIH and its Institutes and Centers to fund early-stage investigators. The NIH Director"s New Innovator Award is a component of the High-Risk, High-Reward Research (HRHR) program of the NIH Common Fund.

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Eligibility

Refer to Section III. Eligibility Information in the NOFO for additional information on eligibility.Foreign Organizations/International Collaborations:Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) are not eligible to apply.Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply.Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.

Eligible applicant categories

• County governments
• For profit organizations other than small businesses
• Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• State governments
• Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
• Special district governments
• Independent school districts
• Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
• Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
• Private institutions of higher education
• Small businesses
• City or township governments
• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education

Official Grants.gov eligibility information. Listed categories are not a determination that an organization qualifies.

Funding and program

Assistance Listing

93.310

Funding instrument

Grant

Cost sharing

Not required

Estimated total program funding

23,000,000

Expected number of awards

30 (government estimate, not a guaranteed count)

Official modification date

June 26, 2026

Estimated total program funding is the government figure for the whole program, not an individual award ceiling. The expected number of awards is a government estimate, not a guaranteed count. These figures are estimates, not guaranteed funding.

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